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Centennial Celebration Video Now Available

— Written By N.C. Cooperative Extension

N.C. Cooperative Extension celebrated 100 years of Cooperative Extension on May 19th at the Expo Center of the NC State Fairgrounds. More than 1,000 people attended for dinner and a program celebrating Extension’s past, present and future. In case you were unable to attend a video of this celebration is now available here.

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About NC Cooperative Extension Centennial

Across the country, Cooperative Extension programs are celebrating 100 years. In 1914, state university researchers were beginning to discover better ways of raising crops and safely preserving food for the home –- practical knowledge that people could use.

In North Carolina, Extension has its roots in the work of C.R. Hudson, who began farm demonstration work; I.O. Schaub, who started Corn Clubs for boys in 1909, and Jane S. McKimmon, who began orgazining early canning efforts with girls into Tomato Clubs. Parents were so impressed what the young people had learned through these organizations, they began asking for educational programs of their own.

Today, N.C. Cooperative Extension has centers in the state’s 100 counties and the Qualla Boundary of the Eastern Band of the Cherokee Indians, supported by experts at the state’s land-grant universities, N.C. State and N.C. A&T State.

Extension provides practical education you can trust, to help people, businesses and communities solve problems, develop skills and build a better future.

Watch this website to learn about the past and future of Cooperative Extension, and big plans for our celebration this year.

NC State University and N.C. A&T State University work in tandem, along with federal, state and local governments, to form a strategic partnership called N.C. Cooperative Extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians.

NC State University and N.C. A&T State University are collectively committed to positive action to secure equal opportunity and prohibit discrimination and harassment regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, political beliefs, family and marital status, sex, age, veteran status, sexual identity, sexual orientation, genetic information, or disability.